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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a nearly $150,000 grant from the National Security Agency to hold a year’s worth of free cybersecurity educational events for junior high and high school students in Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $6.75 million gift from the family of a beloved engineering professor who was responsible for establishing some of the university’s first engineering programs.

Dr. Shannon Collier-Tenison, associate dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services (CBHHS) at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock, has been named to AY Magazine’s 2021 Intriguing Women List.

Dr. Christine Deitz, associate director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Children at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock, has been elected as a state representative to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Board of Directors, the largest advocacy association focused on the needs of talented children and adolescents in the U.S.

On the heels of a career weekend, Little Rock senior guard Ben Coupet Jr. has been named the Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Week, announced Jan. 4 by College Insider. The accolade for Coupet comes hours after he was tabbed the Sun Belt Conference’s Player of the Week for the first time in … Ben Coupet Jr. Named Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Week

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor outstanding graduates Ron Sheffield, ’72 and ‘89, Becky Blass, ’73 and ’82, and Katie Zakrzewki, ’20, with its Distinguished Alumni awards during a virtual ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Testing Services has earned recertification from the National College Testing Association.

This year’s president of the Student Government Association not only captured the hearts and minds of the student body of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, but her impressive achievements during her ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock career also earned her the 2020 Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award. 

Dr. Brian Mitchell, an assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, attended the State of the Union on Feb. 4.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christy Drale has named George Lee, current senior associate athletic director and CFO, as the new athletic director for the ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Trojans.